ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,232,314, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to Lodestar Licensing Group LLC (Evanston, Ill.).
"Methods of forming a staircase structure" was invented by Rohit Kothari (Boise, Idaho), Jason C. McFarland (Boise, Idaho), Jason Reece (Boise, Idaho), David A. Kewley (Boise, Idaho) and Adam L. Olson (Boise, Idaho).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods of improving adhesion between a photoresist and conductive or insulating structures. The method comprises forming a slot through at least a portion of alternating conductive structures and insulating structures on a substrate. Portions of the conductive structures or of the insulating structures are...